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OLCC: No CBD In Alcoholic Drinks

- December 24, 2019April 25, 2020 0970

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) has announced a ban beginning January 1 to prohibit makers of alcoholic beverages from adding CBD to the drinks. Until recently, the best known line of alcoholic drinks with CBD was arguably beers made and sold by Coalition Brewing, which recently shut down their operations. The

Cannabis Loses in the Legislature

- December 23, 2019April 25, 2020 0900

In 2019, optimism was in short supply no matter the subject, save cannabis. Numerous blogs, columns, and discussions revolved around how this was the year things were going to change, with many adding that 2020 would see full scale federal legalization. It’s all happening now, people! Except it didn’t, and likely

Reviewing the Year in Hemp

- December 19, 2019April 27, 2020 0839

2019 was arguably the biggest year for hemp since 1937, when it, along with all forms of cannabis, was first criminalized. The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act has had explosive, though uneven, results. As with cannabis, rules and regulations for hemp vary from

CBD Product Labels Wildly Inaccurate

- December 5, 2019April 25, 2020 0941

CBD products are all the rage, and so is the debate as to their effectiveness. Some believe it’s nothing more than modern day snake oil, predicated on baseless claims and promises. Others believe it can be a matter of the product using alcohol distillate versus full spectrum CBD. And don’t forget

Authorities Seize 10 Million Cannabis Plants Posing as Hemp

- November 5, 2019April 26, 2020 0817

The plant that produces the flowers you smoke to get all high and stuff—which we will call "cannabis"—differs in appearance from the hemp plant that doesn't get you high but is capable of producing the CBD that's going to fix everything wrong with you. It doesn't differ by much, but it

Portland Greater Goods Opens a CBD Products Store

- October 21, 2019May 1, 2020 0846

As great as it is to be able to buy your CBD at the Gas 'n' Sip—and it is, really—you may want your CBD offerings to be produced and presented in a slightly more...Pacific Northwesterly manner. Artisan. Organic. Small batch. Women positive/owned. Innovative. And probably bearded. A place you can go

Florida Having Issues With Cannabis Enforcement, Because Science

- August 19, 2019April 26, 2020 0906

The legalization of hemp as a crop has led to some great things. (Yay, hemp!) But nothing is everything all the time, and legal hemp is causing some massive headaches for officials in Florida (much like the type of headaches you get when you smoke hemp). It's a very special Florida

Now That Hemp’s Legal, What About CBD?

- August 1, 2019April 26, 2020 0913

Cannabis—and the devil’s cannabinoid, THC—are all the rage, but hemp and CBD have recently been gaining just as much national attention. The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill made hemp farming legal, which led many to assume that hemp, and the CBD that can be processed from it, would immediately be

FDA To Curaleaf: Enough Of The Unsubstantiated CBD Claims

- July 30, 2019April 26, 2020 0844

By now, every gas station, bodega, salon, tire repair store, shoeshine stand, salsa dance studio, wig shop, and sex club for furries is selling CBD products, which as we all know will quickly and cheaply regrow hair, fix your flaccid penis, end insomnia, make you taller, and cure cancer while

Italian Big Pharma Losing Sales To CBD

- May 21, 2019April 26, 2020 0789

While many of you are sadly pouring out a 40 for your favorite fallen fictional Throne Game character, perhaps I can bring some light into your day with some good news about the benefits of cannabis, at least until someone releases "Jon Snowpocalypse Kush," a strain which is beautiful, yet

The FDA Wants to Hear From You on CBD

- April 11, 2019April 25, 2020 0746

Since the Farm Bill passed earlier this year—and with it the legalization of hemp—CBD has become the white-hot next big thing, and it's showing up everywhere, in everything. The Food and Drug Administration has begun a crackdown on CBD when added to food and beverages, or whenever health claims are made.

Federally Grown Cannabis Required for Research Is Effectively Hemp

- April 3, 2019April 25, 2020 0723

A new study has made some revealing discoveries about the cannabis grown at the University of Mississippi. That's the infamous and sole source of cannabis being used in federally funded cannabis research. I've written before about the numerous reports of poor quality flower, possible mold, and absurdly low THC levels. That Ole

Italian EasyJoints Are Low THC Options For Consumers

- January 9, 2019April 27, 2020 0734

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how hemp flower is being sold in Oklahoma as "legal weed," and is being smoked by people who in all likelihood would much rather have access to something with a greater amount of THC than 0.3 percent. I'm an advocate for consumers

Oklahoma Offering Hemp For Sale – Tons Of It

- December 26, 2018June 14, 2020 01275

Before Oregon legalized cannabis, and even before the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program was in place, I was an avid consumer of cannabis. A steady supply of high-quality craft cannabis was not always available to me, though, so I was at times reduced to partaking of whatever was available. That meant smoking

Hemp To Be Legalized By 2018 Farm Bill

- December 12, 2018May 10, 2020 0950

By the time you read this, it's entirely possible that the 2018 Farm Bill will have just passed. That's notable for several reasons, none more so than the provision which would legalize hemp production. This would then radically change the landscape for CBD extracted from hemp, which is the source of